gfci required for a 120volt cord connected wallhung boiler ?

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can anyone tell me if in the 2011 code
a 120v single receptacle cord and plug connected wall hung boiler in a unfinished basement is required to be on a gfci protected outlet ?
 
I am doing two wall hung boilers right now. The specs said a properly grounded outlet but nothing about a GFI. It did say you could remove the cord and hard wire with a switch if local codes required it. Interestingly it says a dedicated power supply is not required. This boiler (Navien) draws 5amps.
 
GerryB said:
I am doing two wall hung boilers right now. The specs said a properly grounded outlet but nothing about a GFI. It did say you could remove the cord and hard wire with a switch if local codes required it. Interestingly it says a dedicated power supply is not required. This boiler (Navien) draws 5amps.
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Are these boilers for heating?
 
jumper said:
Are these boilers for heating?
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Yes, each one has two 2amp circulators, a system pump and a boiler pump. I think the boiler pump helps the other one along or something. One zone, just a t-stat and an outdoor sensor. It's the first one I did but it was easier then I thought it might be. Just bring the circulators and the low voltage into the control box and land them. More then one zone you would be wiring a zone panel also.
 
GerryB said:
Yes, each one has two 2amp circulators, a system pump and a boiler pump. I think the boiler pump helps the other one along or something. One zone, just a t-stat and an outdoor sensor. It's the first one I did but it was easier then I thought it might be. Just bring the circulators and the low voltage into the control box and land them. More then one zone you would be wiring a zone panel also.
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What you are describing here does not need to be cord connected. More than that I don't think the boilers or the gear that controls them comes with a plug in cord. Somebody added it I bet. Who? Not you I hope.
 
GerryB said:
I am doing two wall hung boilers right now. The specs said a properly grounded outlet but nothing about a GFI. It did say you could remove the cord and hard wire with a switch if local codes required it. Interestingly it says a dedicated power supply is not required. This boiler (Navien) draws 5amps.
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jumper said:
Are these boilers for heating?
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GerryB said:
Yes, each one has two 2amp circulators, a system pump and a boiler pump. I think the boiler pump helps the other one along or something. One zone, just a t-stat and an outdoor sensor. It's the first one I did but it was easier then I thought it might be. Just bring the circulators and the low voltage into the control box and land them. More then one zone you would be wiring a zone panel also.
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Hmmmm...

422.12 Central Heating Equipment. Central heating
equipment other than fixed electric space-heating equipment
shall be supplied by an individual branch circuit.

Exception No. 1: Auxiliary equipment, such as a pump,
valve, humidifier, or electrostatic air cleaner directly associated
with the heating equipment, shall be permitted to be
connected to the same branch circuit.
 
GerryB said:
Brand new and as I said the specs tell you you can remove the cord and direct wire.
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And when you were stating instructions you said where local codes require you may remove the cord and hardwire it. Seems 422.12 quoted by Jumper may help push the removing of the cord. If it is not used for central heating for some reason - then 422.12 doesn't apply.
 
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